| Uniform Title |
Matilda (Motion picture) |
| Title |
Matilda. |
| Edition |
Deluxe edition. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2008 |
| ©1996. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (94 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures : DC24512. |
| Special features: 'My movie about making Matilda' by Mara Wilson ; fun interactive games ; 'A children's guide to good manners' featurette ; 'Matilda's movie magic' branching function ; Matilda the movie read-a-long. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. |
| Based on the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. |
| Credits |
Directed by Danny DeVito ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; based on the book by Roald Dahl. |
| Performers |
Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman. |
| Summary |
The story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil principal at Matilda's school, is a terrifyingly strict bully. However, when Matilda realises she has the power of telekinesis, she begins to defend her friends from Trunchbull's wrath and fight back against her unkind parents. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen TV 16:9, 2.35:1, Standard TV 4:3. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles in Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Russian. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Dahl, Roald -- Film adaptations |
| Psychokinesis -- Juvenile films |
| Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile films |
| Teacher-student relationships -- Juvenile films |
| Gifted children -- Juvenile films |
| Genre |
Fantasy films |
| Comedy films |
| Children's films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
DeVito, Danny director, actor. |
| Kazan, Nicholas, 1950- screenwriter. |
| Swicord, Robin screenwriter. |
| Wilson, Mara actor. |
| Perlman, Rhea actor. |
| Dahl, Roald. Matilda Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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